In The King and I, the king sings:
When I was a boy
World was better spot.
What was so was so,
What was not was not.
Now I am a man;
World have changed a lot.
Some things nearly so,
Others nearly not.
As a student, I have studied to procure,
In my head are many facts.
Of which I wish I was more certain [...]

A look at rationalization through the the lyrics in Bob Seger’s song “Lock and Load.”